All are rebellious,
Some more than others,
All in different ways,
We rebel…
We rebel against our parents,
We rebel against our friends,
We rebel against society,
And we rebel against the world.
We rebel against God,
We rebel against religion,
We rebel against ideas,
Some of which we should not rebel against.
We should listen,
Speak less,
Learn more.
We should listen to those around us.
To our friends, our families, our country.
We should listen to the world.
We should listen to God.
But most of all we should listen to ourselves..
We should hear what our hearts preach,
We should hear what others say,
We should be willing to listen.
We should be willing to evaluate,
Those ideas, those things around us,
The things that are passed down
from generation to generation.
We should keep our hearts open;
Open to these simplicities.
As we grasp them, we should hear their voices;
The ones who uttered them in the first place.
We should think about them,
Apply them to our lives,
Not just listening; but active listening.
I am a rebel,
One who has not listened.
We all are rebels,
In this way we are the same,
This has the power to tear us apart,
Or the power to bring us together,
Which shall we choose?
The answer seems simple,
But it must be fought,
Fought valiantly, fought daily,
Fought constantly.
It must be carried out,
If we are to survive as a species,
We must listen to each other,
And actively listen.
We must be true,
We must be kind,
But we must work hard to do this,
We must be in constant rebellion to the rebel….
